Professional people from nearly every vocation take pride in their affiliations with professional organizations so that they may highlight their achievements and benefit from collaboration with peers. Teachers' organizations are no exception to this practice. One of the many responsibilities of a teacher is to be a member of a professional organization in order to maintain current knowledge of educational methodology, techniques, and strategies. To aid in the selection of the "best fit" for every teacher, links to membership benefits analyses of various organizations are featured below.
Kansas Geographic Alliance (KGA) Mission Statement: Our mission is to improve, promote, and support the teaching of geography in K-12 classrooms throughout Kansas. Public, parochial, and home schools welcome!
National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE) Mission Statement:The Council promotes the development of literacy, the use of language to construct personal and public worlds and to achieve full participation in society, through the learning and teaching of English and the related arts and sciences of language.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Mission Statement: The ASCD is a community of educators advocating sound policies and sharing best practices to achieve the success of each learner.
Kansas Geographic Alliance (KGA)
Mission Statement: Our mission is to improve, promote, and support the teaching of geography in K-12 classrooms throughout Kansas. Public, parochial, and home schools welcome!
National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE)
Mission Statement: The Council promotes the development of literacy, the use of language to construct personal and public worlds and to achieve full participation in society, through the learning and teaching of English and the related arts and sciences of language.